It’s about charisma and a few hundred other things that are not (yet) in this actor’s bag of tricks. But the “mass” movie, which is less about storytelling than hero worship, is a very different beast.
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Without saying a word, and with the slightest of smiles, he says, “Are you effing kidding me?” He can do wonders with a masala movie like Sethupathi. Watch him in the scene where the villain orders him to run away. Plus, I hate to break this to Vijay Sethupathi, but he is less of a star, more of an actor. But it can’t be bothered to even cook up good punch lines as Murugan walks away in slow motion. Sangathamizhan wants to be a “mass” movie. The advice-heavy stretch that follows is less about the plight of the poor girl than giving one more reason for Yazhini… sorry, Kamalini to fall for the hero. This is about Yazhini… sorry, Kamalini calling the hero up because her friend needs an abortion. This is not about ‘Mottai’ Rajendran as a godman whose head emits steam after every palm reading. The ugliest aspect is the writing, which comes in two flavours: “painful” and “clichéd”. Even with Velraj behind the camera, this is an ugly film (You can easily make out the talent of the director by how much he inspires his collaborators). Sangathamizhan - about a villager battling a copper corporation that wants to set up a plant that will pollute the ecosystem - is a disaster at every conceivable level. So you can see the appeal in the opening section of the script, which has the hero (named Murugan) shatter a door open, stand in silhouette, then move into the light and place his hand on a gold statue of a tiger, then don a police uniform where the name tag says ‘MG Ramachandran’… Sidekick Soori even says, “Ippo opening song vainga!” But is this the only alternative? I also get that it’s every male actor’s dream to be the next MGR or Rajinikanth. You can’t be waiting around forever for the next Super Deluxe. What goes on in his mind when he comes to the scene where the heroine (Raashi Khanna, named Yazhini… no wait, Kamalini) says “I love you” while he looks more interested in the bit of butter biscuit that has fallen into his tea? What does he think about the following scene, where Yazhini… no wait, Kamalini is drunk on vodka and he takes a call from her while cradling a mosquito coil in his other hand? And what about the song that follows, where men in drag pretend they are ballet dancers, with tutus in all shades of the rainbow? I want to be there when he reads the script of Vijay Chandar‘s Sangathamizhan. 52 of the Copyright Act, and we asset our use of the works under the exception provided for criticism and review.Sometimes, I want to be a fly on the wall of Vijay Sethupathi’s mind. The use of works are in compliance with the fair dealing exception provided under Sec. These clips and extracts are of a minimal nature and the use is not intended to interfere in any manner with their commercial exploitation of the compete work by the owners of the copyright. Set during the 1980s, the film revolves around a clash between two clans namely Idiyappa Parambarai. The film stars Arya, DusharaVijayan, Pasupathy, AnupamaKumar and SanchanaNatarajan. It is intended primarily for the purpose of encouraging informed discussions, criticism and review of cinema and towards such purpose the programs use short extracts of cinematograph films, sounds recording and photographic works. SarpattaParambarai is a Tamil-language period sports drama film directed by PaRanjith, who also co-produced the film under his banner Neelam Productions, along with Shanmugam Dhakshanaraj of K9 Studios. The Film Companion is a web channel intended to promote Indian cinema through films review, interviews, discussions, video essays and analytical compilations. The film stars #DhruvVikram and Megha Chowdhury.ĭo Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe to our channel. It is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film #ArjunReddy. #Varmaa is a Tamil language romantic drama film directed by #Bala and produced by Mukesh R.